How long do you think my 55 gallon tank will take to cycle? I set it up Tuesday afternoon 3/24. I added two bottles of Tetra SafeStart.
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Sounds like you used too much safe start, only a 1/2 teaspoon per 2 gallons.. Dont rush it. For me, with a pump running, at least 7 days. Buy only 1 fish to test, watch the fish for a day. Add fish 1 or 2 at a time and see that they are healty..good luck
1012469
Probably 3 gallons to start. I run it about 16 hours a day and it needs a gallon a day.
605462
I'm wondering if you are over feeding your fish? This tank is only big enough for 1 fish, preferably a beta. Make sure you rinse a new filter under water before installing, also, change the water 1 time a week. Use bottled spring water instead of tap. Then add a beta conditioner to the water. Only feed 7-10 pellets up to twice a day, Good luck!
690995
I ran mine in a 20 long and it worked fine for me. I have torch , acans , blastomusa , zoanthids , brain favia , leptastrea , daisy polyp corals with plenty of flow for them. I switched to a 30 gallon and I need 2 for that tank.
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Just got our Berkey today. Primed two black filters and two flouride filters per instructions, and my Berkey is only a 2.25 gallon, but began filtering "clean" well water around 3:30pm and it is now 8:41pm and still have about a gallon left to filter. Why on earth it is taking so long is a question for Berkey. Think we will be returning ours very soon!
2244141
I have a 55 gallon tank and 2 works perfect. Comes with the whole top. Popped the old one out and new ones fit right in
1048822
I have one set up going in my 25 gallon and tone honest I am not sure if this is enough for the size of my tank. The mixture does not last 30 days. It dies with in 15day at most. While it is running and producing bubbles every 3 seconds or so.... It gets very slow (like a bubble every 15 seconds or so by the second week). Try it out. It wouldn't hurt but it will not make a big difference in 29 gallon tank in my opinion.
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Yes, you are supposed to dose the size of your tank before you start to refill no matter how much of a water change you are doing. For example, on my 55 gallon when I do a 30% weekly change I dose the whole tank (55 gallons.... actually I am paranoid so I double dose for 55 gallons with Prime) and then refill the tank with water. I saw some good advice about not restarting your pumps/filters until about 10 minutes after refilling, just to make sure the water is dechlorinated and that no chlorine hits your filters/beneficial bacteria material.
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I believe it depends on how many fish you have and how quickly the tank get dirty. Personally i just change it once a month to be safe.I have a 55 gallon tank with some tetras, two angel fish, two pelcos, and a albino corry(Total: 9 fish). I only change once a month, even when i had 13 fish i still changed the filter once a month.I never had any issues with the fish and my water always passed the weekly tests.
646269
It all depends what you have in the tank! If it's a reef, you would want the tank cycled minimum 10x per hour. If you have freshwater with no live plants, then typically 4-5x is plenty.
2106618
Yes, very well! I have a 55 gal and its the best thing ive ever done for my tank. Plenty, but not too much for a 40 gal
155221
Well to behonest bro I have 2 blocks and I left my tank alone for 2 months without cleaning it and it barely got dirty. I have a 55 gallon tank and about 11 fish I know I overly populated the tank with fish but the blocks works like magic.
334455
Mine heated my 5 gallon tank in a few hours. Something is probably wrong with it if it's been on for 48 hours. Try returning it.
489680
It has to be just under a gallon, it's a big tank. We ran it all night every night and refilled every 2-3 days. Hope that helps!
1224997
Actually, I have two of these tanks and both are occupied by bettas. My guys seemed a little daunted for the first couple of hours but have been fine with the flow for months now.
182448
CO2 in general is a good thing, so that will improve your tank right away. Provided all other general care is given plus good lighting. It has worked well in my tank but this unit does require occasional cleaning.
1619854
We used about a tank and a half from last fall into early spring. Used 1-2X per week for 30-45 minutes at a time.